United Kingdom
I am a dynamic leader with extensive experience of membership growth and engagement within professional bodies and associations. I have a strong track record in leading professional learning across complex membership ecosystems, growing and diversifying income and digital transformation. I am committed to cultivating inclusive and psychologically safe environments where individuals and teams can thrive.
As Director of Professional and Programme Development and a member of the Senior Leadership Team at the Chartered Association of Business Schools, I play a key role in advancing its mission to support and champion business schools for the benefit of business and society. * Leading the teams delivering 40+ revenue-generating events and capacity-building programmes. * Overseeing the ‘Certified Management & Business Educator’ scheme and leading its international growth. * Driving the development of new in-person and online programmes, services and CPD provision * Supporting the internationalisation of the ‘Small Business Charter’ accreditation and the Academic Journal Guide (AJG).
On the departure of our Chief Executive in December 2022 I was appointed to the Interim Executive Team working closely with the interim CEO and one other interim Director. This involved assuming additional financial, operational and HR responsibilities on top of my existing portfolio.
I was recruited to the Chartered ABS in 2015 to build an events team to deliver an annual portfolio of conferences and events. Over the years this evolved into an annual portfolio of 40+ revenue generating in-person and online events. Key responsibilities included: * Overseeing the Chartered ABS’s and Small Business Charter’s portfolio of 40+ events (face-to-face, blended, hybrid & fully online). * Overseeing member recruitment and engagement activities for the Chartered ABS’s member institutions including UK business schools, international members and corporate members. *Leading and managing the Chartered ABS / Small Business Charter events teams. * Working with a range of commercial organisations and other stakeholders on conference sponsorship, joint reports and co-hosted events. * Overseeing the growth and delivery of the CPD element of the ’Certified Management & Business Educator’ (CMBE) professional development scheme. * Creating and improving architectures, data management systems and administrative processes.
The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) is an independent financial think tank which serves as a neutral platform for exchanges among official institutions and private sector counterparties worldwide. I am responsible for leading the meetings team which designs and manages the portfolio of meetings, briefings and lectures by which OMFIF members can engage in thoughtful discussion and debate.
JSB delivers learning and development to HR professionals (primarily in the area of employment law) from organisations in the UK and abroad through a portfolio of live and virtual events. I led the public events team which designed and delivered the annual portfolio of 200 live and virtual events.
Responsibilities * To manage a team of training course producers * To devise, develop and review an annual schedule of business critical training programmes for the global financial community * To present proposals for new events that show commercial viability and editorial integrity
Responsibilities * To obtain information for conference agendas through in-depth research with market professionals * To recruit high calibre industry experts to participate as speakers. * To project manage the conference through its life-cycle * To provide guidance to marketing, sponsorship and telesales teams.